Lorenzo Santavicca

Now well into his second year as student body president of Michigan State University, Lorenzo Santavicca understands the realities of his school, one that has made headlines both for its athletics but also for its numerous reports of sexual misconduct. This year, he’ll be well-equipped to deal with some of these realities, stocked with resources from a new initiative by USC Shoah Foundation.

Armenian Genocide Survivor Testimonies and the Evolution of Their Use


Monday, July 14, 2025 - 06:12 PM PDT

The USC Shoah Foundation Center for Advanced Genocide Research and the USC Institute of Armenian Studies present:

A public lecture by Dr. Boris Adjemian (Director, AGBU Nubar Library, Paris)

In this public lecture, Dr. Boris Adjemian will speak about the making of Armenian archival collections of victims' testimonies after the genocide and the evolution of their historiographical uses. 

Refreshments will be served.

Please RSVP to [email protected].

USC Shoah Foundation Resources Shine Light on DACA Debate


As news continues to develop about the fate of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, educators can draw on resources from USC Shoah Foundation to help humanize the struggles faced by young immigrants throughout history.

Andrew Jackson

Ohio State University Student Body President Andrew Jackson and his counterparts across the Big 10 Conference will join student leaders from universities around the country at USC Shoah Foundation next week to think critically about diversity and inclusion on their campuses.

New Dimensions in TestimonySM is an initiative by USC Shoah Foundation to record and display testimony in a way that will preserve the dialogue between Holocaust survivors and learners far into the future. Collaborating within the project are Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center, with technology by USC Institute for Creative Technologies, and concept by Conscience Display. Funding for New Dimensions in TestimonySM was provided in part by Pears Foundation, Louis. F.